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Wikipedia article
'aka' 'Erotic Sisters' is a 1972 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's 'Roman porno' series, directed by Chsei Sone and starring Keiko Tsuzuki and Akemi Nij.
Synopsis
Three sisters live alienated existences in modern-day Tokyo. One works as a secretary, one is a prostitute, and one is a criminal. The secretary is cynically unhappy with the sexist business world which limits her opportunities for advancement and makes her a target for her lecherous boss. The prostitute lives an aimless life, drifting between men, and often the target of either police or jealous wives. The criminal, who lives by disrupting the society which oppresses her two sisters, is the only happy one of the three.
Cast
* Akemi Nij: Satsuki tsuki
* Keiko Tsuzuki: Shinobu tsuki
* Senro S: Sumire tsuki
* Chigusa Takayama: Fujie tsuki
* Kenji Shimamura: Denkichi tsuki
* Nobutaka Masutoko: Honda Rokur
* Hiroyuki Mikawa: Ichir Sawaki
* Kiyoko tani: Miyo Sawaki
* Mako Mizuki: Yko Ikuta
Background and critical appraisal
In their 'Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films', the Weissers fault the film for its story, but praise director Sone for raising the film above its exploitation origins. According to the Weissers, the film is "a great looking production", and Sone gives the characters humanity. Nevertheless, they point out, in line with the exploitation genre, Sone delivers some "chillingly savage" moments. Allmovie agrees that the film is "not for the timid", but judges that it was one of Nikkatsu's better Roman Pornos of 1972. Dealing with societal alienation, self-destruction and violence, the film works with themes that director Hisayasu Sat would make his own in the 1980s and 1990s.
Director Chsei Sone worked as an assistant director to Seijun Suzuki during the 1960s. He is probably best known for the first two episodes of the 'Angel Guts' series, which he directed in 1978 and 1979. Lead actress Keiko Tsuzuki had a leading role in Yasuharu Hasebe's Kurosawa satire, 'Naked Seven' (1974).Weisser, p. 285.
Availability
'Lusty Sisters' was released theatrically in Japan on November 29, 1972. It was released on DVD in Japan on December 22, 2006, as part of Geneon's sixth wave of Nikkatsu 'Roman porno' series.
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Notes
Category:1972 films
Category:Films directed by Chsei Sone
Category:1970s Japanese-language films
Category:Nikkatsu films
Category:Nikkatsu Roman Porno
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